Wednesday, October 9, 2002

A Nobel That Bridges Economics and Psychology. Two Americans have won this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science for trying to explain idiosyncrasies in people's ways of making decisions. By Daniel Altman. 10:31:40 PM

Justices Hear Arguments in Challenge to Copyrights. Opponents face an uphill battle to persuade the Supreme Court justices that the Copyright Term Extension Act is not only bad policy but unconstitutional. By Linda Greenhouse. 10:31:39 PM

Two Genes Linked to Congestive Heart Failure. The findings may help doctors identify drugs that are most likely to help patients and to find people at high risk early enough to arrest the disease. By Gina Kolata. 10:31:33 PM

National Briefing: West. CALIFORNIA: Permits For Meals For Homeless ; CALIFORNIA: Death Penalty Recommendation ; CALIFORNIA: No Bail For Actor ; HAWAII: Filling Ballot Spot ;. 10:31:31 PM

National Briefing: Northwest. WASHINGTON: Blame In Pipeline Blast ;. 10:31:31 PM

National Briefing: Rockies. COLORADO: Battle On Columbine Evidence ; COLORADO: Resignation Over E-Mail ;. 10:31:31 PM

National Briefing: Plains. NEBRASKA: Death Penalty Review ;. 10:31:30 PM

National Briefing: South. KENTUCKY: Ban On Ten Commandments Monument ;. 10:31:30 PM

National Briefing: Mid-Atlantic. WEST VIRGINIA: Pipe Rupture Kills Fish ;. 10:31:29 PM

National Briefing: New England. MASSACHUSETTS: Strikers Lose Contract ;. 10:31:29 PM

National Briefing: Health and Science. DIVERGING ABORTION TRENDS ;. 10:31:27 PM

Justices Hear Arguments in Challenge to Copyrights. Opponents face an uphill battle to persuade the Supreme Court justices that the Copyright Term Extension Act is not only bad policy but unconstitutional. By Linda Greenhouse. 10:31:19 PM

World Briefing: Middle East. LEBANON: Disputed Water Project Tested;. 10:31:03 PM

World Briefing: Africa. SUDAN: Goverment Agrees To Resume Talks; CONGO: Peacekeepers Fire At Protesters;. 10:31:02 PM

Guerrilla Warfare, Waged With Code. Computer hackers are often seen as nothing more than vandals, but some have turned their code-writing energies to political causes. By Jennifer 8. Lee. 9:31:55 PM

Sometimes It's One Voter, 2 ID Cards. The Pakistani government's leap into 21st-century voting technology has only revived complaints of 20th-century politics. By Michael Wines. 9:31:54 PM

Wired, but Drawing the Line. Just because their livelihood depends on technology doesn't mean that computer professionals want it to run their lives. By Katie Hafner. 9:31:53 PM

In a Multiplayer Universe, Gods Bow to the Masses. The game is Anarchy. And in a battle over changing rules, it's living up to its name. By Seth Schiesel. 9:31:53 PM

Big Hopes for Commuting by Bike. Seeking to ignite growth with products appealing to more than the athletic and aggressively outdoorsy, the nation's bicycle makers are exploring the commuter bike. By John Markoff. 9:31:52 PM

Yahoo's Profits and Sales Are Better Than Expected. Yahoo posted better-than-expected sales and profits Wednesday as it gained market share in both advertising and job listings from its rivals. By Saul Hansell. 9:31:51 PM

House Passes Bill to Speed Approval of Medical Devices. The House passed a bill to speed the approval and marketing of a new generation of medical technology that promises better diagnosis and treatment of many illnesses. By Robert Pear. 9:31:50 PM

Nobel in Chemistry Goes to 3 Whose Work Speeded Drugs. Three scientists share this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing techniques to identify and map proteins, carbohydrates, DNA and other large biological molecules. By Kenneth Chang. 9:31:49 PM

No E-Mail in Verizon Listings. Verizon has stopped offering residential telephone customers the option of adding an e-mail or Web address to their phone-book listings. By Joyce Cohen. 9:31:49 PM

Billions of Blinks From a Laser to Keep Computers in Time. A laser scientist has developed a small clock that potentially could rival the accuracy of atomic timepieces. By Ian Austen. 9:31:48 PM

Memory Cards as Kin That Can't Get Along. Digital cameras and other electronic devices come with so many different kinds of removable memory cards. Are any of them interchangeable? By J.d. Biersdorfer. 9:31:48 PM

Justices Hear Arguments in Challenge to Copyrights. Opponents face an uphill battle to persuade the justices that the Copyright Term Extension Act is not only bad policy but unconstitutional. By Linda Greenhouse. 9:31:47 PM

A Syllable Survey and Better Browsing. Merry, Marry, Mary. By Pamela Licalzi O'connell. 9:31:46 PM

An Updated Compression Tool Is Handy for Viewing Old Files. PentaZip 5.1 from PentaWare not only can compress, or "zip,'' large files into smaller sizes for archiving but also works with popular antivirus programs. By J.d. Biersdorfer. 9:31:45 PM

Searching the Internet Vineyard. Wines galore can be found on the Web, but the reality may not meausre up to your memories. By Michelle Slatalla. 9:31:44 PM

Palm-Size Ultrasound Scans Safely in a Flash. Medical equipment that once so large it had to be wheeled into action on carts is now shrinking significantly. By Michel Marriott. 9:31:44 PM

Stepping Into a Recording, as Romantic Soloist. Can a baritone get the good arias? With the right software and equipment, it's a goal within range. By Marcia Biederman. 9:31:43 PM

A Game Wizard Who Cannot Play. A programmer and developer of wireless applications faces a formidable challenge: designing games he can never play. By Howard Millman. 9:31:43 PM

Learn How to Win the Battle in the Conference Room. Computer games have taught players how to slay dragons, build empires and blow up tanks, but they can also be used to teach more mundane skills. By Charles Herold. 9:31:42 PM

This TV Fills a Void on Your Wall but Puts One in Your Wallet. Consumers can now hang a 63-inch flat-panel plasma television on the wall of the family room. By Stephen C. Miller. 9:31:41 PM

An A.T.M. for Digital Photos Makes Them Pretty as a Pixel. The Sony PictureStation makes getting finished prints as easy as going to an automated teller machine for cash. By J.d. Biersdorfer. 9:31:41 PM

Letters to the Editor. Realistic War Games. 9:31:40 PM

Changing Channels, on the PC. Windows XP Media Center Edition is Microsoft's PC-based answer to digital video recorders like TiVo. But how well does it work? By David Pogue. 9:31:39 PM

Two Genes Linked to Congestive Heart Failure. Researchers say their findings may help doctors identify drugs that can help patients and to find people at high risk early enough to arrest the disease. By Gina Kolata. 9:31:37 PM

Chief Vents Full Emotional Spectrum In Pursuing Sniper Full-Steam Ahead. ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 9 ÷ In the frustrating manhunt for the suburban sniper, Chief Charles A. Moose has cycled a gamut of emotions, from humor to tears to outspoken worry that the stress among the residents he is sworn to protect here in Montgomery County has been "ramping up" with each of the six, and possibly seven, deadly shootings. By Francis X. Clines. 9:31:36 PM

Venezuela Braces for a New Round of Antigovernment Protests. The government on Wednesday braced for an antigovernment march on Thursday that might be the largest since the demonstration that briefly toppled President Hugo Ch[omega]vez. By Juan Forero. 9:31:30 PM

European Union Prepares to Add 10 Nations in 2004. The European Union's executive body announced that 10 countries, mostly from the eastern half of Europe, are set to become members in 2004. By Paul Meller. 9:31:30 PM

Death and Revenge: Palestinian vs. Palestinian. The grief of one family has brought the Palestinian Authority into conflict with Hamas and left the Gaza Strip on the brink of civil war. By James Bennet. 9:31:29 PM

Powell Finesses a Sour Note from Harry Belafonte, 'a Friend'. Harry Belafonte, the singer and liberal political advocate, denounced Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, likening him to a plantation slave. By Todd S. Purdum. 9:31:28 PM

Panel Says Mixed Signals Have Eroded U.S. Status in the U.N.. The United States has lost influence within the United Nations because of years of ambivalence towards the organization, says a report to be issued on Thursday. By Julia Preston. 9:31:28 PM

Israel Begins Effort to Remove Illegal Settler Outposts in the West Bank. The Israeli Army dismantled two uninhabited settlement outposts in the West Bank on Wednesday. By Joel Greenberg. 9:31:27 PM

Excerpts From Senate Debate on Iraq Policy. Following are excerpts from the Senate debate yesterday on using military force against Iraq, as recorded by The New York Times. The speakers included Senators John Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts; Olympia J. Snowe, Republican of Maine; Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont; and Senator Chuck Hagel, Republican of Nebraska. 9:31:26 PM

How Many Russians? Let Us Weigh the Count, Cooperation or No. All across Russia on Wednesday, an army of students, pensioners, homemakers and others began knocking on doors for Russia's first post-Soviet census. By Sabrina Tavernise. 9:31:25 PM

Sometimes It's One Voter, 2 ID Cards. The Pakistani government's leap into 21st-century voting technology has only revived complaints of 20th-century politics. By Michael Wines. 9:31:25 PM

Vendors Survived Cort/s, but Now . . .. The mayor of Mexico City and the richest man in Latin America have teamed up to clear thousands of vendors from the city's streets. By Tim Weiner. 9:31:24 PM

Russia's View of Chechnya Clashes With Reality. What is most staggering about Chechnya is the dissonance between the pronouncements of Russian officialdom and the realities of life. By Steven Lee Myers. 9:31:23 PM

Guerrilla Warfare, Waged With Code. Computer hackers are often seen as nothing more than vandals, but some have turned their code-writing energies to political causes. By Jennifer 8. Lee. 9:31:22 PM

Striking Several Chords: 'The Full Monty' in Japan. The multilayered discussions of parenthood, friendship and hard economic times in the Broadway adaptation of "The Full Monty" have resonated with Japanese audiences. By Ken Belson. 9:31:22 PM

Rift Over Plan to Impose Rule on Iraq. WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 The Bush administration is considering plans to create a provisional government for Iraq that could provide a base for opposition to President Saddam Hussein and form the core of a new government if Mr. Hussein is ousted, senior administration officials said. By James Daoand Eric Schmitt. 9:31:21 PM

Route Over Ruined Irish Castle Stirs Protest. Protesters have been demonstrating against the construction of a highway over the remains of a 14th-century castle in Dublin's suburbs. By Brian Lavery. 9:31:20 PM

2 Critics of Bush Iraq Policy Say They'll Back Resolution. Senators John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, both critics of the Bush administration's Iraq policy, announced their support for allowing the use of force. By David Firestone. 9:31:19 PM

U.S. and France Agree to Keep Searching for Accord on Iraq. President Bush and President Jacques Chirac of France, moving to avert a collision in the Security Council over Iraq, agreed to keep negotiating to find a compromise. By Julia Preston. 9:31:18 PM

Excerpts From House Debate on the Use of Military Force Against Iraq. Following are excerpts from the House debate yesterday on the use of force against Iraq, as recorded by The New York Times. Speakers included Representatives Pete Stark, Democrat of California; Michael N. Castle, Republican of Delaware; Silvestre Reyes, Democrat of Texas; Earl Pomeroy, Democrat of North Dakota; Gerald D. Kleczka, Democrat of Wisconsin; John E. Sununu, Republican of New Hampshire; and Robert W. Goodlatte, Republican of Virginia. 9:31:15 PM

The Way That You Say It. For Democrats confused over how to talk about Iraq with an election approaching, Representative Rosa DeLauro has some advice. By Alison Mitchell. 9:31:14 PM

World Briefing: Americas. MEXICO: Ex-Oil Chief Arrested; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Governing Party Wins;. 9:31:14 PM

World Briefing: Asia. JAPAN: Kidnapping Victims Can Go Home Again; SINGAPORE: Jail Terms For Opposition Politicians;. 9:31:13 PM

World Briefing: Middle East. LEBANON: Disputed Water Project Tested;. 9:31:12 PM

Fears of a Hard Landing Rattle Tokyo. As Tokyo markets veered down yet again Wednesday, investors bailed out, tightened their safety belts or begged the government to avoid the dreaded "hard landing" of bankruptcies and unemployment. By James Brooke. 9:31:12 PM

Argentina and Foreign Banks at Odds. An attack by nationalist politicians on three foreign banks has again put a question mark over the future of Argentina's financial system. By Tony Smith. 9:31:11 PM

Fiat Wants to Cut 20% of Italian Work Force. By The New York Times. By The New York Times. 9:31:11 PM

Drug Release to Be Delayed Once Again, Akzo Says. Akzo Nobel announced that it was forced to delay for at least another year the release of an anti-depressant drug it is testing. By Gregory Crouch. 9:31:10 PM

World Business Briefing: Americas. ARGENTINA: No Bond Payment;. 9:31:09 PM

World Business Briefing: Asia. JAPAN: Warily, The Economy Grows; JAPAN: Bank Expects Lower Profit; SOUTH KOREA: Partner For Gm Daewoo; SOUTH KOREA: Utility To Start Privatization; CHINA: Telecom Shares Open;. 9:31:08 PM

World Business Briefing: Europe. RUSSIA: Utility Reform Advances; GERMANY: Industrial Production Rises; BRITAIN: Electronics Retailer Acquired;. 9:31:08 PM

Vendors Survived Cort/s, but Now . . .. The mayor of Mexico City and the richest man in Latin America have teamed up to clear thousands of vendors from the city's streets. By Tim Weiner. 9:31:05 PM

Technology Briefing: Telecommunications. COLT CONCERNED ABOUT ITS DEBT; COMBINED AT&T AND COMCAST TO CUT JOBS;. 9:31:03 PM

American Aides Split on Assessment of Iraq's Plans. A letter by the director of the C.I.A. reveals divisions within the Bush administration over what intelligence shows about Iraq's willingness to arm terrorists. By Michael R. Gordon. 8:31:59 PM

House Passes Bill to Speed Approval of Medical Devices. The House passed a bill to speed the approval and marketing of a new generation of medical technology that promises better diagnosis and treatment of many illnesses. By Robert Pear. 8:31:59 PM

Defense Dept. Offers Details of Toxic Tests Done in Secret. WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 ÷ The Defense Department gave them colorful names, incuding Green Mist, Red Cloud and Rapid Tan. Some borrowed from nature, as in Tall Timber and Swamp Oak. Others were ominous: Devil Hole and Night Train, for example. A few were stark, even cryptic, as in Deseret 69-75. By The New York Times. 8:31:58 PM

White House Joins Fight Against Electric Cars. The Bush administration went to court to support the automobile industry's effort to eliminate requirements in California that auto manufacturers sell electric cars. By Katharine Q. Seelye. 8:31:57 PM

Bush's Science Advisers Drawing Criticism Democrats. The Bush administration's choice of science advisers on matters varying from reproductive medicine to lead poisoning in children is drawing criticism from some Democrats in Congress. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg. 8:31:56 PM

Bush Acting to Forestall an Issue in Texas. The White House moved quickly to quash a politically embarrassing problem with one of President Bush's nominees to a federal court seat. By Neil A. Lewis. 8:31:55 PM

In Campaigns Nationwide, Plans for Social Security Become a Focus of Ads. A barrage of Republican campaign advertisements about Social Security has become so large that it is framing the debate on the issue. By Lizette Alvarez. 8:31:55 PM

With Time Now Short, Many Bills Fade. With Congress consumed by Iraq, much of the legislative agendas of both parties is falling by the wayside. By Carl Hulse. 8:31:54 PM

Political Brawl Over S.E.C. Chairman. Top democrats urged President Bush in a letter to oust Harvey L. Pitt, who has become a lighting rod for renewed criticism of the administration's handling of the economy. By Stephen Labaton. 8:31:53 PM

Accusation About Gov. Davis Backfires in California Race. California Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon Jr., was embarassed by a photograph released by a group allied with his campaign that provided no evidence of Gov. Gray Davis accepting illegal campaign contributions. By John M. Broder. 8:31:52 PM

Dispute Lingers as Longshoremen Return to Work. Many West Coast longshoremen say that President Bush interfered in contract negotiations when he sought a court order to reopen the ports. By Dean E. Murphy. 8:31:52 PM

Moussaoui Condemns Jail Search. Zacarias Moussaoui says his trial preparations have been thrown into "chaos" as a result of the government's repeated search of his jail cell last summer for classified F.B.I. reports. By Philip Shenon. 8:31:51 PM

House Panel Seeks Release of Presidential Papers. A House committee voted without dissent to overturn President Bush's executive order that delayed release of President Ronald Reagan's papers. By Adam Clymer. 8:31:50 PM

U.S. Indicts Head of Islamic Charity in Qaeda Financing. Officials said this was the most significant criminal case that federal officials have brought as they seek to shut down Al Qaeda's money pipeline. By Eric Lichtblau. 8:31:50 PM

The Way That You Say It. For Democrats confused over how to talk about Iraq with an election approaching, Representative Rosa DeLauro has some advice. By Alison Mitchell. 8:31:49 PM

Powell Finesses a Sour Note from Harry Belafonte, 'a Friend'. Harry Belafonte, the singer and liberal political advocate, denounced Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, likening him to a plantation slave. By Todd S. Purdum. 8:31:48 PM

U.S. Indicts Head of Islamic Charity in Qaeda Financing. Officials said this was the most significant criminal case that federal officials have brought as they seek to shut down Al Qaeda's money pipeline. By Eric Lichtblau. 8:31:47 PM

Nobel in Chemistry Goes to 3 Whose Work Speeded Drugs. Three scientists share this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing techniques to identify and map proteins, carbohydrates, DNA and other large biological molecules. By Kenneth Chang. 8:31:46 PM

Reuse of Needle at Hospital Infects 50 With Hepatitis C. More than 50 people at an Oklahoma hospital have been infected with hepatitis C after a nurse repeatedly used the same needle and syringe to give drugs. By Barry Meier. 8:31:45 PM

Accusation About Gov. Davis Backfires in California Race. California Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon Jr., was embarassed by a photograph released by a group allied with his campaign that provided no evidence of Gov. Gray Davis accepting illegal campaign contributions. By John M. Broder. 8:31:44 PM

Chicken and Turkey Recalled After Listeria Is Found at Plant. The Pilgrim's Pride Corporation said that it had recalled 295,000 pounds of ready-to-eat turkey and chicken that might be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. By Elizabeth Becker. 8:31:42 PM

Moussaoui Condemns Jail Search. Zacarias Moussaoui says his trial preparations have been thrown into "chaos" as a result of the government's repeated search of his jail cell last summer for classified F.B.I. reports. By Philip Shenon. 8:31:41 PM

Chief Vents Full Emotional Spectrum In Pursuing Sniper Full-Steam Ahead. ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 9 In the frustrating manhunt for the suburban sniper, Chief Charles A. Moose has cycled a gamut of emotions, from humor to tears to outspoken worry that the stress among the residents he is sworn to protect here in Montgomery County has been By Francis X. Clines. 8:31:41 PM

Wondering About Mind and Method of a Killer. ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 9 ÷ Even here, in a state with some of the nation's toughest gun-control laws, it is easy to find a place to shop for a Beretta, a Savage or a box of ammunition or to spend the afternoon at a shooting range firing shotguns, pistols and rifles at paper targets. By Sarah Kershaw. 8:31:40 PM

Victims With Nothing in Common Save an Awful, Unexpected Encounter. SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 9 ÷ The differences in their lives show the randomness of the killings. By Kate Zernike. 8:31:39 PM

Rally for a Jailed Muslim Leader. Protesters waved signs and chanted in support of Enaam M. Arnaout, who is accused of having ties with Osama bin Laden and funneling money to the network of Al Qaeda terrorists. By John W. Fountain. 8:31:39 PM

2 Critics of Bush Iraq Policy Say They'll Back Resolution. Senators John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, both critics of the Bush administration's Iraq policy, announced their support for allowing the use of force. By David Firestone. 8:31:38 PM

In Campaigns Nationwide, Plans for Social Security Become a Focus of Ads. A barrage of Republican campaign advertisements about Social Security has become so large that it is framing the debate on the issue. By Lizette Alvarez. 8:31:37 PM

Bush Acting to Forestall an Issue in Texas. The White House moved quickly to quash a politically embarrassing problem with one of President Bush's nominees to a federal court seat. By Neil A. Lewis. 8:31:35 PM

Bush's Science Advisers Drawing Criticism Democrats. The Bush administration's choice of science advisers on matters varying from reproductive medicine to lead poisoning in children is drawing criticism from some Democrats in Congress. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg. 8:31:35 PM

With Time Now Short, Many Bills Fade. With Congress consumed by Iraq, much of the legislative agendas of both parties is falling by the wayside. By Carl Hulse. 8:31:34 PM

Defense Dept. Offers Details of Toxic Tests Done in Secret. WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 ÷ The Defense Department gave them colorful names, incuding Green Mist, Red Cloud and Rapid Tan. Some borrowed from nature, as in Tall Timber and Swamp Oak. Others were ominous: Devil Hole and Night Train, for example. A few were stark, even cryptic, as in Deseret 69-75. By The New York Times. 8:31:33 PM

The Way That You Say It. For Democrats confused over how to talk about Iraq with an election approaching, Representative Rosa DeLauro has some advice. By Alison Mitchell. 8:31:33 PM

House Panel Seeks Release of Presidential Papers. A House committee voted without dissent to overturn President Bush's executive order that delayed release of President Ronald Reagan's papers. By Adam Clymer. 8:31:32 PM

House Passes Bill to Speed Approval of Medical Devices. The House passed a bill to speed the approval and marketing of a new generation of medical technology that promises better diagnosis and treatment of many illnesses. By Robert Pear. 8:31:32 PM

White House Joins Fight Against Electric Cars. The Bush administration went to court to support the automobile industry's effort to eliminate requirements in California that auto manufacturers sell electric cars. By Katharine Q. Seelye. 8:31:31 PM

Knish Fulfillment: Culture of Los Angeles Delis. Are Jewish-style delicatessens in Los Angeles as good as or better than those in New York? That was among the hottest topics at the festival of Yiddish culture in Los Angeles. By Bernard Weinraub. 8:31:31 PM

Study Tests Defrosted Smallpox Vaccine, Just in Case. A group of 150 volunteers at Vanderbilt University who have never received smallpox vaccinations are testing a new vaccine. By Denise Grady. 8:31:30 PM

Dispute Lingers as Longshoremen Return to Work. Many West Coast longshoremen say that President Bush interfered in contract negotiations when he sought a court order to reopen the ports. By Dean E. Murphy. 8:31:29 PM

American Aides Split on Assessment of Iraq's Plans. A letter by the director of the C.I.A. reveals divisions within the Bush administration over what intelligence shows about Iraq's willingness to arm terrorists. By Michael R. Gordon. 8:31:24 PM

Tie to Terrorists in Attack Is Asserted and Disputed. Pentagon officials reported a second violent incident involving American forces in Kuwait on Wednesday, following an attack on marines on Tuesday. By Craig S. Smith with Eric Schmitt. 8:31:23 PM

Political Brawl Over S.E.C. Chairman. Top democrats urged President Bush in a letter to oust Harvey L. Pitt, who has become a lighting rod for renewed criticism of the administration's handling of the economy. By Stephen Labaton. 8:31:21 PM

Justices Hear Arguments in Challenge to Copyrights. Opponents face an uphill battle to persuade the justices that the Copyright Term Extension Act is not only bad policy but unconstitutional. By Linda Greenhouse. 8:31:21 PM

Airline Showdown at the California Corral. After warily circling each other, JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines are finally stepping into the ring, the veteran prizefighter vs. his eager prot/g/. By Edward Wong. 8:31:20 PM

Citigroup Removing Officials From Salomon Unit. Citigroup said that it was removing two executives from the stock research division of Salomon Smith Barney, its investment banking unit. By Riva D. Atlas. 8:31:19 PM

Panel Lists More Stock Sales at ImClone Before Its Shares Fell. Executives, directors and employees of ImClone Systems sold nearly $74 million in company stock in the weeks before the company suffered a regulatory setback. By Andrew Pollack. 8:31:19 PM

Yahoo's Profits and Sales Are Better Than Expected. Yahoo posted better-than-expected sales and profits Wednesday as it gained market share in both advertising and job listings from its rivals. By Saul Hansell. 8:31:18 PM

Bristol-Myers Faces Inquiry in New Jersey Over Inventory. Bristol-Myers Squibb, already the subject of an investigation into its inventory practices, faces an additional inquiry on the issue by the United States attorney for New Jersey. By Reed Abelson. 8:31:18 PM

Big Hopes for Commuting by Bike. Seeking to ignite growth with products appealing to more than the athletic and aggressively outdoorsy, the nation's bicycle makers are exploring the commuter bike. By John Markoff. 8:31:17 PM

Negative News From Some Blue Chips Takes Heavy Toll. Investor nervousness pushed stock prices lower Wednesday and sent signals of distress through the corporate bond market. By Jonathan Fuerbringer. 8:31:15 PM

Dispute Lingers as Longshoremen Return to Work. Many West Coast longshoremen say that President Bush interfered in contract negotiations when he sought a court order to reopen the ports. By Dean E. Murphy. 8:31:15 PM

Asian Companies Relieved Over Reopening of U.S. Ports. Businesses across East Asia expressed relief after President Bush won a temporary court order to reopen 29 West Coast ports in the United States. By Keith Bradsher. 8:31:14 PM

White House Joins Fight Against Electric Cars. The Bush administration went to court to support the automobile industry's effort to eliminate requirements in California that auto manufacturers sell electric cars. By Katharine Q. Seelye. 8:31:14 PM

SunTrust Falls Just Short of Forecasts. SunTrust Banks reported today that its third-quarter earnings rose 2.7 percent, missing analysts' forecasts by a penny a share. By Bloomberg News. 8:31:13 PM

Chicken and Turkey Recalled After Listeria Is Found at Plant. The Pilgrim's Pride Corporation said that it had recalled 295,000 pounds of ready-to-eat turkey and chicken that might be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. By Elizabeth Becker. 8:31:13 PM

Mexico City Vendors Survived Cort/s, but Now . . .. The mayor of Mexico City and the richest man in Latin America have teamed up to clear thousands of vendors from the city's streets. By Tim Weiner. 8:31:12 PM

A Nobel Prize Bridges Economics and Psychology. Two Americans have won this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science for trying to explain idiosyncrasies in people's ways of making decisions. By Daniel Altman. 8:31:11 PM

Ford Motor's Legs Are Wobbly Under Finance Unit's Debt Load. What made shares of Ford plummet Wednesday for the second consecutive trading session? The answer, investors and credit analysts say, was nothing and everything. By Gretchen Morgenson. 8:31:11 PM

Even Without Law, Contracts Can Be Enforced. Every day, people lend millions of dollars to strangers with every expectation that they'll be repaid. How does it all work? By Virginia Postrel. 8:31:10 PM

Amid Skepticism, Buick Tries to Lure Younger Buyers. To try to revive its image among younger car buyers, Buick is taking the unusual step of resurrecting an old hero. By Danny Hakim. 8:31:10 PM

Weak Ad Revenue Is Causing Dow Jones to Plan More Job Cuts. Dow Jones & Company, which has eliminated more than 1,000 jobs from a work force of 8,000 over the last two years, will make a new round of layoffs in the coming months. By Felicity Barringer. 8:31:09 PM

Filmmaker to Look at Racy Magazine for Ideas. A deal between New Line Cinema and Maxim magazine means that New Line will have the option of turning content from the magazine into a film project. By David Carr. 8:31:08 PM

Magazine Ad Pages Rose in September. Magazine Ad Pages Rose in September. 8:31:08 PM

Fears of a Hard Landing Rattle Tokyo. As Tokyo markets veered down yet again Wednesday, investors bailed out, tightened their safety belts or begged the government to avoid the dreaded "hard landing" of bankruptcies and unemployment. By James Brooke. 8:31:07 PM

Drug Release to Be Delayed Once Again, Akzo Says. Akzo Nobel announced that it was forced to delay for at least another year the release of an anti-depressant drug it is testing. By Gregory Crouch. 8:31:06 PM

Fiat Wants to Cut 20% of Italian Work Force. By The New York Times. By The New York Times. 8:31:05 PM

Argentina and Foreign Banks at Odds. An attack by nationalist politicians on three foreign banks has again put a question mark over the future of Argentina's financial system. By Tony Smith. 8:31:05 PM

World Business Briefing: Americas. ARGENTINA: No Bond Payment;. 8:31:04 PM

World Business Briefing: Asia. JAPAN: Warily, The Economy Grows; JAPAN: Bank Expects Lower Profit; SOUTH KOREA: Partner For Gm Daewoo; SOUTH KOREA: Utility To Start Privatization; CHINA: Telecom Shares Open;. 8:31:04 PM

World Business Briefing: Europe. RUSSIA: Utility Reform Advances; GERMANY: Industrial Production Rises; BRITAIN: Electronics Retailer Acquired;. 8:31:03 PM

Technology Briefing: Software. MICROSOFT EXECUTIVE FAULTS LICENSING PLAN;. 8:31:02 PM

Technology Briefing: E-Commerce. MIXED NEWS ON HIGH-TECHNOLOGY JOBS;. 8:31:02 PM

Technology Briefing: Telecommunications. COLT CONCERNED ABOUT ITS DEBT; COMBINED AT&T AND COMCAST TO CUT JOBS;. 8:31:01 PM

2 Critics of Bush Iraq Policy Say They'll Back Resolution. Senators John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, both critics of the Bush administration's Iraq policy, announced their support for allowing the use of force. By David Firestone. 7:31:13 PM

G.O.P. Inquiry Lists Gifts to Clintons in White House. Republican Congressional investigators have released documents showing that Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton were given roughly $1 million in unreported gifts while in the White House. By Raymond Hernandez. 7:31:13 PM

Macabre Clue in Sniper Case: A Tarot Card. The suburban Washington sniper seemed to have left a tarot death card openly challenging the police at the scene of his latest shooting. By Francis X. Clines with Fox Butterfield. 7:31:11 PM

Two Genes Linked to Congestive Heart Failure. People who inherit common variants of two genes have 10 times the risk of developing congestive heart failure, but researchers may be able to identify drugs that can help patients. By Gina Kolata. 7:31:11 PM

On Eve of Elections in Pakistan, Musharraf Hails Nation's Gains. Gen. Pervez Musharraf delivered a nationwide address on Wednesday on the eve of the first legislative elections since he seized power three years ago. By David Rohde. 7:31:07 PM

Revenge of the Accountants. After a summer in which it seemed as if Harvey Pitt might be getting religion on accounting reforms, he has now reverted to form. 7:31:03 PM

A Message of Discontent From Brazil. Washington needs to heed the message delivered by Brazil's voters on Sunday, when Luiz In[omega]cio Lula da Silva secured 46 percent of the vote in Brazil's presidential election. 7:31:02 PM

Laura Bush's Literary Salon. Laura Bush has made book talk a matter of course in the East Wing, and has done so in a way that has flabbergasted many denizens of high culture who disapprove of her husband's policies. 7:31:02 PM

The Go-Ahead at Penn Station. The go-ahead to the creation of a far more efficient and far more beautiful Penn Station has finally been given. 7:31:01 PM

The Debate Over Breast Exams. The Debate Over Breast Exams To the Editor:. 6:31:11 PM

Teenage Choices: One Mother's Role. Teenage Choices: One Mother's Role To the Editor:. 6:31:11 PM

Regressive for Women. Regressive for Women To the Editor:. 6:31:10 PM

Losing Farmland in All the Wrong Places. Losing Farmland in All the Wrong Places To the Editor:. 6:31:10 PM

Germ Warfare Tests. Germ Warfare Tests To the Editor:. 6:31:09 PM

Conflict on Campus. Conflict on Campus To the Editor:. 6:31:09 PM

Doing Battle for Oil. Doing Battle for Oil To the Editor:. 6:31:09 PM

Radio Pretoria's Niche. Radio Pretoria's Niche To the Editor:. 6:31:08 PM

Democracy by Force. Democracy by Force To the Editor:. 6:31:08 PM

Elections in Pakistan. Elections in Pakistan To the Editor:. 6:31:08 PM

Lying 'Lie Detectors'. The polygraph that hit-and-miss machine measuring sweat, speedy heartbeat and other signs of nervousness has been discredited as the judge of truth-telling. By William Safire. 6:31:07 PM

Congress Must Resist the Rush to War. We must not allow any president to unleash the dogs of war at his own discretion and for an unlimited period of time. By Robert C. Byrd. 6:31:07 PM

Measuring the Distance Across the Sea of Japan. Repatriation is not just a political goal. It remains a perplexing question for Japanese society. By Yomota Inuhiko. 6:31:06 PM

States Can Help Settle the Port Labor Dispute. Labor and management should get federal legislation that would allow for states to oversee final-offer arbitration in future disputes. By William B. Gould Iv. 6:31:06 PM

Supreme Court Hears Copyright Challenge. Opponents face an uphill battle to persuade the justices that the extension,is not only bad policy but unconstitutional. By Linda Greenhouse. 4:31:17 PM

Supreme Court Hears Copyright Challenge. Opponents face an uphill battle to persuade the justices that the extension,is not only bad policy but unconstitutional. By Linda Greenhouse. 4:31:06 PM

Leader of Islamic Charity Charged With Funding Al Qaeda. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the indictment of the leader of an Illinois-based charity on charges of providing money for terrorist organizations. By Carla Baranauckas. 3:31:23 PM

Chief Refuses Comment on Tarot Card Reports in Sniper Hunt. The hunt for the suburban sniper became more macabre today with the unauthorized disclosure that the gunman may have left behind a Tarot card. By Francis X. Clines with Terence Neilan. 3:31:20 PM

Stocks Close Lower on Earnings Doubts. Stocks closed lower on Wednesday after sour investment calls on giants ranging from G.E. to car maker Ford. By Reuters. 3:31:17 PM

Yahoo Reports Profit and Higher Sales. Yahoo reported a third-quarter profit as well as a sharp increase in sales, reflecting a modest rebound in its core advertising business and growth in some new services. By Reuters. 3:31:13 PM

House Passes Bill on Medical Technology. The House passed a bill today to speed the approval and marketing of a new generation of medical technology that promises better diagnosis and treatment of many illnesses. By Robert Pear. 3:31:11 PM

Copyright Challenge Heads to Court. Opponents face an uphill battle to persuade the justices that the extension,is not only bad policy but unconstitutional. By Linda Greenhouse. 3:31:10 PM

Pentagon Links Kuwaiti Gunmen to Al Qaeda; More Gunfire Today. Pentagon officials reported a second violent incident involving American forces in Kuwait and said that two gunmen who killed a U.S. Marine yesterday were trained in Afghanistan. By Eric Schmitt. 3:31:04 PM

Pentagon Links Kuwaiti Gunmen to Al Qaeda; More Gunfire Today. Pentagon officials today reported a second violent incident involving American forces in Kuwait and said that the two gunmen who killed a U.S. Marine yesterday were trained in Afghanistan. By Eric Schmitt. 2:31:20 PM

Al Qaeda Tape Warning of New Attacks Said to Be Authentic. An audiotape of Al Qaeda's second in command appears to have been recorded in the last few weeks, a U.S. official said. By The Associated Press. 2:31:19 PM

3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Three scientists share this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing techniques to identify and characterize proteins and other large biological molecules. By Kenneth Chang. 2:31:14 PM

Stocks Slide Amid Worries About Economy and Corporate Profits. Stocks closed lower amid worries about the long-term costs of the West Coast port lockout and fears about corporate profits. By Reuters. 2:31:12 PM

Copyright Challenge Heads to Court. Opponents face an uphill battle to persuade the justices that the extension,is not only bad policy but unconstitutional. By Linda Greenhouse. 2:31:11 PM

Leader of Islamic Charity Charged With Funding Al Qaeda. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced today the indictment of the leader of an Illinois-based charity on charges of providing money for terrorist organizations. By Carla Baranauckas. 2:31:04 PM

House Passes Bill on Medical Technology. The House passed a bill today to speed the approval and marketing of a new generation of medical technology that promises better diagnosis and treatment of many illnesses. By Robert Pear. 2:31:03 PM

Top Democrats and White House Battle Over S.E.C. Chairman. The search by the Securities and Exchange Commission for a new top accounting regulator turned into a political brawl today. By Stephen Labaton. 1:31:41 PM

Abbott Plans 2, 000 Job Cuts; Profit Rises. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Inc. (ABT.N) said on Wednesday it will slash 2,000 jobs in a restructuring plan to cut costs, and also said its quarterly profit rose by 14 percent. By Reuters. 1:31:40 PM

Leader of Islamic Charity Charged With Funding Al Qaeda. Enaam M. Arnaout, the leader of the Chicago-area charity Benevolence International Foundation, was indicted today on racketeering charges. By The Associated Press. 1:31:33 PM

Police Chief Refuses Comment on Tarot Card Reports in Sniper Hunt. Maryland investigators said a Tarot card containing the words "Dear policeman, I am God" was found outside the school where a student was critically wounded. By Francis X. Clines with Terence Neilan. 1:31:31 PM

Florida Executes Female Serial Killer. STARKE, Fla. (AP) -- Aileen Wuornos, a hitchhiking prostitute who killed six men along Florida's highways more than a decade ago, was executed by injection Wednesday after dropping her appeals and firing her lawyers. By The Associated Press. 1:31:30 PM

Top Democrats and White House Battle Over S.E.C. Chairman. The search by the Securities and Exchange Commission for a new top accounting regulator turned into a political brawl today. By Stephen Labaton. 1:31:27 PM

Pentagon Links Kuwaiti Gunmen to Al Qaeda. Pentagon officials said today that the two gunmen who killed a U.S. Marine after infiltrating a military training exercise in Kuwait were trained in Afghanistan. By Eric Schmitt. 1:31:06 PM

West Coast Ports Prepare to Reopen After Bush's Intervention. Union longshoremen in California, Oregon and Washington are scheduled to resume work at 6 p.m. Pacific time today after President Bush obtained a court order to halt the employers' lockout. By David E. Sanger with Steven Greenhouse. 12:31:07 PM

West Coast Ports Prepare to Reopen After Bush's Intervention. Union longshoremen in California, Oregon and Washington are scheduled to resume work at 6 p.m. Pacific time today after President Bush obtained a court order to halt the employers' lockout. By David E. Sanger with Steven Greenhouse. 12:31:03 PM

Breakthrough Closer on U.N.'s Iraq Resolution. The U.S. and France have taken a significant step towards agreeing the basis of a U.N. resolution that would lay out tough new demands on Iraq, diplomats said. By Ft.com. 11:31:13 AM

Top Congressional Democrats Call for S.E.C. Chairman to Resign. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt wrote to President Bush demanding the resignation of S.E.C. Chairman Harvey Pitt. By Reuters. 11:31:05 AM

Stocks Slide Amid Worries About Economy and Corporate Profits. Stocks slid today amid worries about the long-term costs of the West Coast port lockout and fears about corporate profits. By Reuters. 10:31:08 AM

Abbott Profits Up, Plans 2, 000 Job Cuts. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Inc. (ABT.N) on Wednesday posted a 14 percent rise in third-quarter earnings, meeting Wall Street's estimates, but the health-care products company said it will eliminate 2,000 jobs in a restructuring plan to cut costs. By Reuters. 10:31:08 AM

AT&T Broadband to Cut 1,700 Jobs. AT&T and Comcast said that 1,700 jobs would be cut at AT&T's cable unit in Denver after the two companies close their $28.6 billion merger. By Reuters. 10:31:06 AM

Police Refuse Comment on Tarot Card Reports in Sniper Hunt. A Maryland police chief angrily refused today to confirm reports that a Tarot card containing the words "Dear policeman, I am God" was found at the school where a student was critically wounded. By Francis X. Clines with Terence Neilan. 8:31:13 AM

Florida Executes Female Serial Killer. STARKE, Fla. (AP) -- Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was executed Wednesday, more than a decade after she murdered six men along central Florida highways while working as a prostitute. By The Associated Press. 8:31:13 AM

Stocks Slide in Early Trading. Stocks slid early today amid worries about the long-term costs of the West Coast port lockout and fears over corporate profits. By Reuters. 8:31:05 AM

2 Americans Awarded Nobel for Economics. Two Americans have won this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for trying to explain idiosyncrasies in people's ways of making decisions. Daniel Altman. 8:31:04 AM

Abbott Profit Rises, Sets Restructuring. ABBOTT PARK, (Reuters) - Health care products maker Abbott Laboratories Inc. (ABT.N)on Wednesday posted a 14 percent rise in third-quarter earnings, but said it will eliminate 2,000 jobs in a restructuring to cut costs. By Reuters. 8:31:04 AM

Ford Bonds Fall on Equity Outlook. LONDON (Reuters) - Bonds of Ford Motor Co (F.N), the world's number two car maker, fell in value on Wednesday, tracking its share price lower, after Morgan Stanley cut its 2003 earnings per share forecast for the firm. By Reuters. 8:31:03 AM

EU to Recommend 10 New Members. The European Union headquarters plans to recommend that 10 eastern neighbors be invited to join the continental body in 2004. By The Associated Press. 8:31:02 AM

Stocks Expected to Slide in Early Trading. Stocks are seen opening lower today amid worries about the long-term costs of the West Coast port lockout and fears over corporate profits. By Reuters. 6:31:25 AM

3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry. American, Japanese and Swiss scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry today for developing methods of identifying and analyzing "biological macromolecules," such as proteins. By The Associated Press. 6:31:21 AM

Nobels Awarded for Solving Longstanding Mysteries of the Cosmos. Two scientists who used underground vats of water and cleaning fluid to see into the hearts of stars won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics. By Dennis Overbye. 6:31:20 AM

Nobels Awarded for Solving Longstanding Mysteries of the Cosmos. Two scientists who used underground vats of water and cleaning fluid to see into the hearts of stars won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics. By Dennis Overbye. 6:31:16 AM

3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry. American, Japanese and Swiss scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry today for developing methods of identifying and analyzing "biological macromolecules," such as proteins. By The Associated Press. 5:31:10 AM

New Part of China's Great Wall Found. A new 50-mile section of China's iconic structure has been discovered in northwestern China, centuries after being submerged by the sands that move across the arid area each year. By The Associated Press. 5:31:09 AM

Kuwait Makes Arrests for Attack on U.S. Marines. Kuwait today arrested several groups of people suspected of aiding two Kuwaitis who killed a U.S. Marine and wounded another on Tuesday. By Reuters. 4:31:12 AM

Russian Lawmaker Killed. A lawmaker in the Russian republic of Ingushetia, which borders on Chechnya, was shot and killed in his car on Tuesday night. By The Associated Press. 4:31:12 AM

Where the Longest Shadow of Autumn Is a Sniper's. The daily pulse of life thumps on in suburban Washington, despite a sniper who has killed six and is still at large. By Blaine Harden. 2:31:15 AM

9/11 Lessons Seen in Reaction to Sniper. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 When an unknown killer began mailing anthrax to East Coast targets last October, the government's slow and disjointed response set off recriminations from the White House and finger-pointing among investigators. By Eric Lichtblau. 12:31:14 AM

National Briefing: Washington. TAX BREAK APPROVALS; RECALL AT FORD;. 12:31:11 AM

Lautenberg Plays Offense With Attacks on Forrester. Democrats finally found themselves in a position to play offense in New Jersey's United States Senate race. By David Kocieniewski. 12:31:05 AM

Bilingual Education on Ballot in Two States. A ballot measure in Brockton, Mass., could replace the bilingual education program in the public schools with one meant to teach children English in a matter of months instead of years. By Jennifer Medina. 12:31:04 AM

National Briefing: Washington. TAX BREAK APPROVALS; RECALL AT FORD;. 12:31:03 AM

National Briefing: Southwest. TEXAS: Democrat Backs Republican;. 12:31:03 AM